BIRD FLU is a fitting tribute to bebop jazz innovator and Kansas native, Charlie Parker that also provides a few musical twists and turns for the soloists as well. Joshua McKeague’s flugelhorn keeps the energy level moving forward during his thoughtful improvisation. Mr. Garcia uses various thematic devices to cycle his alto saxophone improvisation as a hand-off to Mr. Gliddon’s piano solo break.
2019 FELLOWS is a fine debut album by the Kansas City Area Youth Jazz program that superbly documents the results of the program after its first season. The musical vision of both Mr. Christopher Burnett, the program’s Artistic Director, and Mr. Bill Crain, the ensemble’s Musical Director, is unified. They want the program efforts each season to culminate in the Kansas City Area Youth Jazz Fellows understanding the music harmonically and performing with nuance. In that way, they are genuinely able to improvise original melodies along with the traditional modern jazz language phraseology passed down from studying the jazz masters.
Album Title: 2019 FELLOWS Album Artist: KANSAS CITY AREA YOUTH JAZZ featuring the music of Dr. Arthur White. Under the musical direction of Bill Crain. Edited, mixed, and mastered by Bill Crain. Recording Session Engineer: William Crain. Kansas City Area Youth Jazz meets and records at BRC Audio Productions in Kansas City, Kansas USA. Burnett Music Foundation: Christopher Burnett, Founder and Artistic Director.
from
2019 FELLOWS,
released May 28, 2020
Piano *(3) - Coleman Gliddon
Bass - Robert Law
Drums - Michael McKeague
Trumpet / Flugelhorn *(1) - Joshua McKeague
Alto Saxophone - Carter Beucher
Alto Saxophone *(2) + Flute - Atzin Garcia
Tenor Saxophone - Spencer Addis
All Saxophones - Emilio Alvarez
Trombone - Brendan Sullivan
*(soloists in order)
2019 INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS
Christopher Burnett + Terri Anderson Burnett
Dr. Mary Jane Burnett
Bill Crain
2019 CHAIR SPONSORSHIPS
KCAYJ Chair Sponsorship is a great way to directly support the program and impact the experience of each KCAYJ Fellow. This product defrays administrative expenses associated with creating the KCAYJ Fellow experience. KCAYJ Chair Sponsorships are on-going and available for each of the following KCAYJ Fellows:
Alto Saxophone Fellowship
ANONYMOUS
Christopher Burnett and Terri Anderson Burnett
Those Fabulous Boyce Boys
Tenor Saxophone Fellowship
ANONYMOUS
Trumpet Fellowship
ANONYMOUS
Darrel and Laura McKaig
ANONYMOUS
Trombone Fellowship
ANONYMOUS
ANONYMOUS
Guitar Fellowship
ANONYMOUS
Bass Fellowship
Steven Grandon and Daphne Grandon
Piano Fellowship
Steve Pepoon and Mary Stephenson
Drums Fellowship
ANONYMOUS
Those Fabulous Boyce Boys